al-Humayma 1996.0592.02 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: al-Humayma 1996.0592.02

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Context Information

Site Name

Humayma

Date

3rd century CE

Site Type

Domestic/residential area

Country/Region

Jordan/Aqaba Highlands

Period

Middle-Late Roman

Archaeological Context

E125.02.19

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jar, spouted

Shape Type

Closed

Fabric Description

Cream ware

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Thumb-impressed and incised decoration

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

al-Humayma 1996.0592.02

Jar, spouted

Humayma

3rd century CE

Middle-Late Roman

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Nabataean Cream Ware

1st-2nd/3rd c. CE

Nabatean/Early Roman, Middle Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Amr, Khairieh. "The Nabataean Period" in The Pottery of Jordan: A Manual, ed(s). Haron, Jehad, and Clark, Douglas R. Alexandria, VA and Amman, Jordan: The American Center of Research and Madaba Regional Archaeological Museum Project, 2022, 73-77 , Figure 11.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Vessel illustration courtesy of John P. Oleson and the Humayma Excavation Project. John P. Oleson provided the contextual information for this vessel's entry.